Biofuel: The Farmer’s Alchemist To Stop Waste of Biomass
There’s oil in them there … corn cobs?
A Tuscaloosa-based company certainly thinks so. Inventure Renewables has created a process to take basic waste biomass,...
Chambers of Commerce — Varied Focus, Allied Interests
Alabama has 120 chambers of commerce serving as business advocates within their communities. Yet the size, structure and focus among these chambers can vary...
The Complexity Engine: The Answer to Improve Performance
Politicians, teachers, social workers, administrators and parents are all looking for new ways not only to improve student performance but also reduce costs. The...
Memorial Parkway: $177 Million Development Plan Unveiled in Huntsville
A $177 million mix of apartments, retail, restaurants, a European-style hotel and creative workspaces will soon come together at the site of the former...
ArcelorMittal: Steel Giants Retool Alabama Mill to Compete with Auto Aluminum
ArcelorMittal and its partner Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Co. are investing $46.7 million in their massive steel mill in Calvert to achieve 5.3...
LuLu’s Rolls into Florida: Lucy Buffett Expands “LuLuLand”
Good news, gumbo lovers: Jimmy Buffett’s Crazy Sista will be opening a new LuLu’s in Destin, Florida in 2015.
Lucy Buffett made the announcement by...
Leadership Alabama: New Generation is Gathering Momentum
It is the ultimate power weekend — 50 influential state citizens gathered in a search for answers. Experts in their fields, they meet to...
Mountain Brook Legacy Transformed
The new Lane Parke development under way in Mountain Brook Village, adjacent to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, promises to greatly enhance the popular upscale...
Space Launch System: Welding Tool for Deep Space
The largest spacecraft-welding tool in the world, the Vertical Assembly Center, is open for business at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The...
MMI Outdoor: Battle Tested Camp Gear
From father-and-son nights camping under the stars to winning supply contracts for military tents has taken several decades, but it’s been a successful journey...